Jiří Barta (original) (raw)

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Czech animator and director

For the composer and pianist, see Jiří Bárta.

Jiří Barta (born 26 November 1948) is a Czech stop-motion animation director. Many of his films use wood as a medium for animation. Among his notable films are the 1986 film The Pied Piper.[1]

In 2007 he released his first animated short film named Domečku, vař animated in a studio of Alkay Animation and in 2009 he released a new puppet-animated feature film, Toys in the Attic.[2]

Jiří Barta was born in Prague. In 1969 he began studying film and TV graphics at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. He made the first animated film in 1978 with Jiří Trnka's studio.

At the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague he leads the Film and TV Graphics Studio. He was appointed as Associate Professor in 1993 and Professor in 2001. In addition to teaching, he collaborates with theater and film projects.[_citation needed_]

Feature films

• The Pied Piper (Krysař, 1986)
• Toys in the Attic (Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny?, 2009)
• Autopohadky [1] (2011) (special thanks to)
• The Golem (TBA)[3]

Short films

• Riddles for a Candy (Hádanky za bonbón, 1978)
• The Design (Projekt, 1981)
• Disc Jockey (Diskžokej, 1981)
• The Vanished World of Gloves (Zaniklý svět rukavic, 1982)
• A Ballad About Green Wood (Balada o zeleném dřevu, 1983)
• The Last Theft (Poslední lup, 1987)
• The Club of the Laid Off (Klub odložených, 1989)
• Golem (1993)
• Cook, Mug, Cook! (Domečku, vař!, 2007)
• Yuki Onna (2013)

1. ^ "LA "POESÍA EN MOVIMIENTO" EN KRÝSAR DE JIŘI BARTA (1985): EL CINE DE ANIMACIÓN STOP MOTION CHECO COMO CONFLUENCIA DEL EXPRESIONISMO FÍLMICO Y EL TEATRO DE MARIONETAS | Revista Sonda" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-11.
2. ^ "Na půdě to žije". Česká televize (in Czech). 2009. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
3. ^ Cafe Neu Romance 2014: Jiří Barta: Golem

• Jiří Barta at IMDb
• Interview with Barta concerning The Golem
• Overview of The Pied Piper of Hameln
• Collection of clips from his films (also the "trailer" for The Golem)
• Official site for "In the Attic"
• Production company site for "In the Attic"
• Variety review of "In the Attic"
• Information about The pied piper:https://revistasonda.upv.es/portfolio/la-poesia-en-movimiento-en-krysar-de-jiri-barta-1985-el-cine-de-animacion-stop-motion-checo-como-confluencia-del-expresionismo-filmico-y-el-teatro-de-marionetas/